Dealers Service Prices

[Dick Dastardly]

I've got a 2010 Galaxy 2.0 TDI as a motability vehicle, so it's serviced by the main dealer at no cost to me.

 

BUT

 

Just had the second service {26000 miles}

the bill included

 

front windscreen wipers £51.63

Rear wiper £14.42

N/S Brake light £33.32

screen wash solvent £1.19

 

WELL

Do Ford wiper blades really only last 9 months 13000 miles ? as this is the third set

Rear blades looks to be unchanged

Do Fords use solid gold bulbs

and as for screen wash...................It was full to the brim when it went in for service

 

as a motabilty vehicle I don't pay these bills but...............WTF

Edited September 10, 2011 by Dick Dastardly

[Bigjeeze]

I've got a 2010 Galaxy 2.0 TDI as a motability vehicle, so it's serviced by the main dealer at no cost to me.

 

BUT

 

Just had the second service {26000 miles}

the bill included

 

front windscreen wipers

[Mirez]

Write to both motability and the dealer involved. This seems to be quite commonplace for a lot of garages as soon as they know the car is fleet/leased, I has quite a shouting match with my VW dealer when they did my last Golf's first service as I apparently needed new brake pads all around and wipers at 15K miles - when asked to produce the old pads they "could only find the fronts" and they were probably only half worn or so...

[Dick Dastardly]

Just returned to this post as I'd calmed down and put it out of my mind when the wife says that since the cars been serviced there is a "rear stop light warning".

 

the "NEW"

[sparky Paul]

the "NEW"

[seatkid]

This is one reason my son decided against a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso.

 

Seems 95% of them are motability cars - and this seems to reflect in the service charges at the dealers - almost twice as expensive as a VW dealer.

[Dick Dastardly]

Right I'm off again..............same subject, same ####y dealership I should have learned my lesson

 

car back from 60000 mile sevice, windscreen wiper hanging off, car badly cleaned, screen wash bottle complaining of being empty and so on

 

My quick question is "if the oil is changed..................how long till the oil goes black and looks used.

 

I ask as they claim the oil has been changed, but on checking the level the oil on the dipstick is very dark and dirty looking. I'm tempted to confront the dealers but I could do with really knowing if the oil's been changed.